Episode 172 | “Grant played them like a violin; Payne Haas commits to Samoa”

We apologise for missing last week’s episode but the boys are back!… With three weeks to go in the NRL there are still some twists and turns, but the fact of the matter is that 11 clubs are genuinely still in the running for premiership glory in 2025! Round 24 of the NRL saw Harry Grant play Penrith like a fiddle, Dragons cruelled by another obstruction call blunder, Tino to become highest paid player, Manly giving up, and much more!… Also plenty to talk about ‘Around the Grounds’ with Hull KR set to claim the Super League minor premiership, Salford cancel a round game and look to be booted from the competition in 2026, Roosters still undefeated in NRLW, Pacific Championships confirmed for International Test Window, Payne Haas (amongst other players) confirm international allegiance, and Women’s eligibility tweaked to allow more movement!——TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro03:43 - Episode Overview05:15 - Clarkie’s Good Guy of the Week vs. Who’s in Guildy’s Bin15:08 - Bunker Review: NRL Ladder analysis after Round 24 + Best and Worst case finals scenarios33:23 - TSS Tipping + Supercoach money comps [Round 24]37:20 - NRL Round 23 Results38:00 - NRL Round 24: Storm def. Panthers (Grant plays Penrith like a violin)42:04 - NRL Round 24: Warriors def. Dragons (Obstruction call cruels Saints)46:40 - NRL Round 24: Roosters def. Bulldogs (Sam Walker brilliance)52:56 - NRL Round 24: Sharks def. Titans (McInnes out for season; Tino to leave GC?)59:46 - NRL Round 24: Broncos def. Dolphins (Reece Walsh’s best game)1:04:46 - NRL Round 24: Rabbitohs def. Eels (Lomax to leave NRL?)1:14:04 - NRL Round 24: Tigers def. Manly (Manly given up; DCE to retire?)1:20:14 - NRL Round 24: Cowboys def. Knights1:22:51- NRL Rapid Fire Tips: Round 251:28:42 - ATG: Super League Round 21 & 22 Results (Salford game cancelled; set to get booted)1:32:00 - ATG: Super League Ladder after Round 221:33:14 - ATG: Super League Player Transfer News (Arthur, Lodge, Staines, Taafe, Ravalawa)1:36:02 - ATG: NRLW Round 6 & 7 Results1:37:51 - ATG: Pacific Championships format confirmed for 20251:42:13 - ATG: International RL allegiances (Haas, Tino, Hammer, Toia, Halasima, B.Smith, Rinakama, Papalii)1:49:16 - ATG: Women’s International RL remove eligibility tiers1:50:53 - Outro——Click the link to follow us on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, check out our sponsors, or to listen on your preferred podcasting platform:https://linktr.ee/thesidelinestoryrlpodcast——Proudly sponsored by:* ADSE Apparel* Best Sport 2.0* Good Guys Mowing* rugbyleague.com ——Hosted by Daniel Tassone, Nicholas Guild & Ryan Clarke.Podcast mixed by Daniel Tassone using Garageband.Podcast distributed to all major listening apps using Spotify for Podcasters.Music credit for this episode: ‘Chase’ [prod. Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay].——Logo designed by Tahlia Zaccomer.© The Sideline Story: Rugby League Podcast, 2021.——“You're listening to The Sideline Story Rugby League Podcast: The Greatest View of Rugby League from the Sideline”